Alvin Adams quotes
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“My view is different. Public relations are a key component of any operation in this day of instant communications and rightly inquisitive citizens.”
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“Appreciate the power of rumor, often malicious, no matter how preposterous, within the local populations you are seeking to help.”
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“Well I just figure any man who risks his neck to save a dog's life isn't going to kill someone for gold teeth.”
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“I am convinced that dealing intelligently with the press is of the greatest importance to the success and effectiveness of a humanitarian mission.”
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“Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure.”
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“Unfortunately, the attitude of many towards the press, humanitarians included and especially government workers, is often one of suspicion, if not outright fear.”
-- Alvin Adams
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“We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.”
Source : Abigail Adams, John Adams, L. H. Butterfield, Marc Friedlaender, Mary-Jo Kline (1975). “The Book of Abigail and John: Selected Letters of the Adams Family, 1762-1784”, p.80, UPNE
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Source : A. J. Jacobs (2012). “Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection”, p.48, Simon and Schuster
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Source : "A conversation with WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist DeLisha Milton-Jones". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.
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